Pressing the ‘on’ switch – the digital future of assessment

Google the term ‘digital technology’ and the most common phrase you’ll see is ‘How digital technology will change the way we work’.

With greater access to developments in digital technology, the way we interact on a personal, social and business level is changing on a daily basis.

Making strides

One article this year that has already caught my eye was from the Department for Health on ‘How technology is working to support patients and staff’. Here, George Freeman, Minister for Life Sciences, talks about the strides that are already being made by trusts to introduce tablets to reduce paper and help transform outcomes for patients. But how can a company that's specialised in pen and paper assessments for over 90 years help achieve this?